Mexico don defeat Ghana 2-0 for Puebla for pre-World Cup friendly wey dem play for Estadio Cuauhtémoc. More than 40,000 fans come watch as Javier Aguirre side test different players before World Cup.
Gilberto Mora, the 17-year-old rising star, really impress for the match. Every time he get ball, something dey happen. He add new dimension to Mexico attack, and that na good sign for El Tri wey still dey find solutions for final third.
Luis Romo also perform well as Mexico control the game. Aguirre talk say evaluating collective dey difficult because many players arrive at different times, so individual performance dey important.
For Ghana, Desmond Ofei manage the team wey dey made up of home-based and under-23 players. Ghana dey prepare for World Cup under Carlos Queiroz, who take over in April. Queiroz dey visit players at their clubs, watch matches, and study form of 55 Ghanaian players.
Queiroz talk say dem need to put right preparation in place — training, diet, nutrition, physios, fitness, and set pieces. He say winning World Cup na like buying private jet, you must pay the price.
Ghana go camp for Wales for 12 days and play friendly against Wales on June 2 before World Cup. For World Cup, Ghana go face Panama, England, and Croatia for Group L.
For the match, Mexico score two goals. Attempts wey miss include Luis Chávez header from close range wey miss top right corner. Corner kicks and free kicks plenty for both sides. Salim Adams try shot from outside box but Carlos Acevedo save am.
Substitutions for Ghana include Ebenezer Abban replace Oscar Naasei, David Oduro replace Nathaniel Adjei, Ebenezer Adade replace Jan Gyamerah, and Antwi Dacosta replace Terry Yegbe. Fouls and free kicks dey exchange as match end with Mexico win.
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